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EU Naval Mission Boards Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in Mediterranean 

An Italian-led European Union naval mission has boarded a sanctioned tanker linked to Moscow's shadow fleet in the Mediterranean.

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MQ-25A Stingray Unmanned Tanker Cleared for Low-Rate Initial Production

The US Navy has announced that the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker secured Milestone C approval, advancing it to begin low-rate initial production.

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US Air Force, Boeing Agree on Plan to Boost KC-46 Tanker Readiness

The US Air Force and Boeing have agreed on a plan to improve the KC-46 Pegasus tanker’s mission readiness following years of reliability and availability challenges.

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Airbus to Provide Thailand With Upgraded A330 Tanker Transport Aircraft

The Royal Thai Air Force has placed an order for an Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Plus, an advanced version of the A330 aircraft.

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NATO Buys More Airbus A330s as Sweden, Denmark Join Aircraft Program

Airbus has secured a contract to supply two additional A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft for NATO.

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Spain’s First Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport Enters Service

Spain’s first of three A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) has entered into service as part of a defense ministry order from Airbus in November 2021. 

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India Leases Tankers as Stop-Gap Solution for Air Refueling Issue

The Indian Air Force has leased a KC135 air refueler from US-based Metrea amid serviceability issues with its Russian-origin Ilyushin Il-78MKI tanker fleet.

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